The New York Times published a story on how self-driving cars could really benefit those who can’t drive, especially the elderly who sometimes lose their licenses. This is one of the big benefits I really hadn’t considered and expands the market for who cars are for, which I think is pretty neat. Wish I had thought about this before publishing my story “Cars of the Future” on Medium, but that’s life.

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz handed the reins of Starbucks over to his successor and COO, Kevin Johnson. Should be interesting to see what kind of things change with Schultz taking a less active role.

ESPN Magazine published a piece about a new addiction that is hitting locker rooms all around the NBA and it isn’t what you expect. My friends got a chuckle out of this story and I think you will too.

Scientists from Harvard Medical School are having success with a drug that reserves aging in the DNA of mice. They’ve published their findings in the journal Science, but there is a more layman friendly story about this in Time Magazine.